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WELCOME
“We need technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere:
WE HAVE THESE TECHNOLOGIES ALREADY – THEY’RE CALLED TREES” CLIMATE CHANGE, THE FACTS BBC TV (2019)
Welcome to Timber, at the heart of the National Forest. At a time when scientists, politicians and voices in the media – everyone it seems – are calling for more trees to be planted, take a moment. Breathe. This is a place where people have been quietly planting millions of trees for over a quarter of a century. This is a place that shows it is possible, a place where you can make a difference. Celebrate this change with us this weekend. Dive in and revel in the transformative impact of trees and forests, and take your inspiration from our packed programme of music, arts, lively debate, fun and provocation. Gather with artists, musicians and writers as they respond to the forest in bold and exhilarating ways. Timber invites us to stand up and be counted as we rethink our relationship with trees and forests. Since the early 1990s, a tree planting revolution has been taking place here in the Midlands. This young forest, the first to be created at scale ·2·
in England for 1,000 years, is the boldest environmentallyled regeneration project in the country. The planting of millions of trees is transforming not only the landscape, but also, vitally, people’s lives and the local economy. Our festival site at Feanedock demonstrates the story of the Forest perfectly, with its young trees, mature woodland, coppices, woodland glades and open meadows, and the remnants of the former mining landscape all around us. Timber is our way of celebrating this place in thought-provoking, physical, fun and poetic ways, bringing the Forest to life for those who live here and for those curious to come and experience more. We hope that Timber will inspire you to make space for trees in your life. Have a wonderful time at the festival, be inspired, then return home and inspire others. Let’s change the world. Find out more about how you can get involved and more about the work of creating the National Forest: nationalforest.org
PROGRAMME GUIDELINES
CONTENTS
Below are programme guidelines to help you decide which things to experience at Timber - they might be especially useful if members of your group or family have specific access needs.
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FIELD NOTES
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THE EYRIE STAGE
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SHIVELIGHT
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AS THE CROW FLIES
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THE COMMON
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CARDBOARDIA
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THE CANOPY
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ELEMENTAL
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HALCYON DAYS
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TIMETABLES INFO SUSTAINABILITY
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REST & RELAXATION If you need to unwind, be calm, fi nd some stillness or take a break then these things are for you. SS SENSORY SPECTACLE Even if the words aren’t speaking to you, these activities have more to offer. It could be music, light, dance - but these things do not rely solely on words or text. SB SIT BACK When you want someone else to do all of the work, so that you can simply enjoy. No unwilling volunteers, just revelling in being part of the audience. P PARTICIPATE These things are focussed on getting people to join in. Want to take to the floor, or learn something new? These are the activities for you.
FAMILY FOCUSSED Programming with a focus on a family audience, though all ages are welcome
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THE NATIONAL FOREST
A GREENPRINT FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE From the moment it began to take root in the early 1990s, the National Forest has been ‘a symbol of hope for the nation’. Nearly 9 million trees, mainly native woodland species, have been planted throughout these 200 square miles of lowland England since 1991. The impact has been transformational: on the landscape, on people’s lives and on the local economy.
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The National Forest shows that it is possible to bring about real change through tree planting. It brings multipurpose forestry near to where people live and work. Today, the majority of those who live in the Forest can easily walk to a woodland and enjoy green space for recreation and relaxation. Wildlife species are making the Forest their home. Woodland planting and management create jobs, and the growing tourism businesses springing up around the Forest now bring in £428m each year to the local economy. We can make an impact. Forest cover here has more than trebled from 6% to 21%; twice the national average. At the heart of the Forest, around the Timber site, forest cover has grown from 1% to 27%. The overall aim is to reach one third forest cover, creating a lived-in, 21st century landscape of housing, businesses, towns and farming, all framed by woodland. Planting trees at scale has been our way of leading sustainable regeneration. Now we are looking for the National Forest to become a model, a greenprint for the nation, for a better way of life. There has never been a more urgent time for action. Timber is a statement of intent. It demonstrates that our natural environment can not only make us happier but healthier too. It is a microcosm of what we are trying to do across the whole National Forest, to promote sustainable living in the face of a changing climate. You can fi nd out more about the National Forest and how trees make things happen at — nationalforest.org
CHILDREN IN
OVER HALF
THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE FOREST REGULARLY SPEND TIME LEARNING OUT OF DOORS
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MILES OF HEDGEROWS
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FIELD NOTES GWENNO LANDSCAPE AND LANGUAGE
SUNDAY 13.00 SB Beloved Cornish songstress, Gwenno will be taking part in a conversation about minority languages, music and landscape with BBC Radio 4’s Geoff Bird. The conversation will be followed by the chance to hear Gwenno’s Radio 4 documentary, 'Songs from the Edgelands'.
STUART MACONIE THE LONG ROAD FROM JARROW
SUNDAY 15.00 SB Stuart Maconie, avid rambler and beloved radio presenter, who also delivered our keynote speech last year, returns to discuss his latest book. ‘The Long Road from Jarrow’ retraces the steps of the 200 men who marched from Tyneside to London in protest against the destruction of their towns and industries, while observing the communities that still exist along this path.
THE NATIONAL FOREST WELCOME MESSAGE
FRIDAY 15.30 SB The National Forest Company delivers a message celebrating the opening of Timber 2019. ·6·
The woods are speaking, will you listen? Expect the best in nature writing, storytelling and cutting edge ideas.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
SAT & SUN 10.00 SB Head into the heart of the forest for a discussion about the environmental stories of the day, chaired by The Ecologist’s Editor Brendan Montague.
REWILDING PANEL
SUNDAY 12.00 SB A lively panel discussion on the sometimes controversial conservation paradigm, rewilding. The panel will include members of the IUCN rewilding taskforce together with other leading thinkers. Come along and be prepared to be challenged on everything you have thought about conservation and ecosystem management!
NATIONAL FOREST SELFIE TRAIL
TIPI OPEN THROUGH THE DAY P Look out for the selfie points around the site where you can capture your festival experiences. Tag your pics #TimberFestival and call by to say hello at the National Forest tipi and collect your free souvenir photos. Come back and spot your pics as we create a large canvas mosaic which will be revealed over the course of the festival.
THE WILLOWHERB REVIEW SHOWCASE
SATURDAY 11.00 SB The Willowherb Review is a ground-breaking new literary journal dedicated to diversity in nature writing, publishing emerging and established writers of colour who take as their themes place, environment, and nature. We’ll sit down to discuss the exciting work of Willowherb, with editor Jessica J. Lee and contributors Michael Malay and Nina Mingya Powles.
THE ECOLOGIST DEBATES
FRIDAY 14.30 - NATURAL STORIES SB The Ecologist’s editor Brendan Montague explores the stories we tell about nature and our place as humans in the natural world and asks the question - how can we evolve our stories to envision new ways of organising society? SATURDAY 13.00 - FOREST NETWORKS SB Emerging research shows that forests are interconnected communities of trees, interacting with and nurturing each other. The Ecologist’s Elizabeth Wainwright explores how communities and organisations might learn from these forest networks. SUNDAY 14.00 - FUTURE ACTIVISTS SB Since Greta Thunberg began campaigning for climate change action in 2018, there has been a rise in climate activism from young people all over the world. Are we finally starting to listen to the voices of the next generation? Can youth activism really make a difference? The Ecologist chairs a fascinating discussion with some of the young people involved in today’s fight against climate change. ·7·
EXTINCTION REBELLION
FRIDAY 17.00 SB The planet is in ecological crisis: we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event this planet has experienced. Scientists believe we may have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown. This is an emergency. In this talk, climate speakers from Extinction Rebellion will share the latest climate science on where our planet is heading, discuss some of the current psychology around climate change, and offer solutions through the study of social movements.
INTERVIEW: HANNAH PEEL & WILL BURNS
SATURDAY 15.00 SB Music journalist and radio host Laura Barton sits with electroambient producer-musician Hannah Peel and poet Will Burns to discuss their latest collaborative album, Chalk Hill Blue and how crafting the album became a meditation on the state of the world today.
DOUBLE BASSICLE
RIMSKI & HANDKERCHIEF THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND SS After a long ten years with the bicycle piano, Rimski invents the double bassicle and conjures a companion to play & ride it: Handkerchief! ‘Double Bassicle’ is a walkabout theatre piece which is completely instrument-focused, at times uplifting and heartshatteringly moving.
OAKMOBILE
TALKING BIRDS FRIDAY 15.15 SAT & SUN 10.30, 14.30 P The Talking Birds' OakMobile is here today, beyond tomorrow and maybe once upon a time before time… step inside this shiny silver urban-acorn-hybrid to meet the Story Collector, who needs your help to get the Guardians of Air, Fire and Water to work together so that the earth turns once again. Fun for all ages and ramp accessible.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
EVERYDAY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY P We want to create a snapshot of how you, our Timber audience, feel about the world. Come and suggest a slogan or phrase to add to our signs of the times base, and it could be added to our field of hopeful placards. FIELD NOTES ·8·
COMEDY @ FIELD NOTES
SIMON WATTS
FROGS & FRIENDS
SATURDAY 19.30 16+ SB Frogs might be brilliant but, sadly, they are dying out. In this comedic lecture Simon Watt (bioligist, writer, comedian) explores why frogs are better than most people he knows and how studying them has changed the world!
Leicester Comedy Festival have kindly curated a triple bill of comedy for Sunday night. SUNDAY 19.30 SB Ages 16+
CHRIS WASHINGTON
A hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning Best Newcomer for his debut show in 2017, rising star Chris Washington is taking the comedy industry and audiences alike by storm.
CARLY SMALLMAN
Settle in for a comedian who sings funny songs and tells funny jokes. She’s taken her comedy round the world and she’s been on the Rob Brydon show - it’s humour to a lovely tune.
ALEX HYLTON
Alex Hylton is one of the fastest rising comics in the Midlands, a youthful, energetic new act with relatable anecdotes of adolescence to create a likable and unique style, Alex is tipped by many to go all the way. ·9·
THE WILDERNESS TRACKS Radio 4’s Geoff Bird sits with three guests to discuss which six nature related tracks they would take into the wilderness.
PETER OWEN-JONES
FRIDAY 16.00 SB He’s a prominent ecological thinker, a champion of ethics, and a celebrated BBC TV presenter. With the world’s socio-political and ecological systems at a tipping point, Peter Owen-Jones’ insight is surely valuable to a more sustainable future. We expect things that straddle the profound and the profane, leaving us with much to think about.
PHILL JUPITUS
SATURDAY 12.00 SB With an acerbic tongue and quick-fire wit that won over the nation, Phill Jupitus is one of the UK’s premier stand-up and improv comedians, plus actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Recently Jupitus has moved to Fife, in Scotland, a historically beautiful town and ·10·
has fallen in love with it. It seems the quiet, rural life provides solace for some of the biggest personalities. Phill Jupitus will be sure to leave you laughing all in the name of music... and the outdoors.
LAURA BARTON
SUNDAY 11.00 SB Laura Barton has been a top music critic/radio show host for years, so you can bet that her selections will be nothing short of intriguing and far-reaching. Her BBC Radio 4 show ‘Notes from a Musical Island’ has her analysing the musical stylings of particular places in Britain too - her credentials for handling this task are top-notch. This is set to be a good‘un.
FOREST OF DREAMS B ARTS SS P
FRIDAY 15.00-15.45 For little ones 19.00-19.45 For families 21.45-22.30 For older kids and adults SATURDAY 11.00-11.45 15.00-15.45 18.45-19.30 21.45-22.30 and adults
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little ones families families older kids
SUNDAY 15.00-15.45 For little ones 19.00-19.45 For families 21.45-22.30 For older kids and adults
In the middle of the forest there’s a girl in a red coat. We know her story surely. But the man in the muddy suit is looking lost. Why is he here, so far from the city? Because it’s your dreams that drive you into the woods. Dreams of leaving, dreams of what’s on the other side. But you can’t stay here. There are wolves. And worse. Be a co-creator of Forest of Dreams, where an edible experience and immersive theatre intersect to create a spectacle of food and intertwined stories. A fabulous feast of wonder and terror, darkness and light.
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MUSIC @ FIELD NOTES
JESCA HOOP
SUNDAY 21.00 SB SS Dubbed a ‘shape-shifting virtuoso… with a show that is funny, moving and wholly unpredictable’ (The Guardian), Timber is very pleased to welcome Californian Jesca Hoop. She’s a songwriter’s songwriter, her craft so deftly honed it’s become second nature and it’s a pleasure to watch. She also offers acerbic on-stage banter too — she’s the whole package.
YOU TELL ME
FRIDAY 21.00 SB SS Peter Brewis of electro-pop project Field Music, and Sarah Hayes of folk band Admiral Fallow, met at a Kate Bush tribute concert. Such fortuitous conditions meant these two began crafting pop songs. We’re not talking ‘pop’ in the vein of Top 40; think more Hot Chip and Talking Heads. Their debut album together has been critically lauded - a welcome surprise amidst forgettable mainstream offerings.
YAMA WARASHI ------SATURDAY 21.00 SB SS
Yama Warashi is formed by Bristolbased Japanese artist Yoshino Shigihara with eclectic band members. It’s Japanese folk meets free jazz fusion – the kind of thing we get really excited about at Timber.
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Yama Warashi see no divide between their visual culture and their sound. It’s something to behold. Their music has a dreamy evocative sound with a shadow of moon cake, inspired by Japanese folk dance music, Bon Odori, free jazz and African music with a slice of electric psychedelia.
CUT A SHINE
FRIDAY 22.30 SB SS Cut A Shine are a London-based troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic Ceilidh dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the hoedown is a’happening.
STEALING SHEEP
SATURDAY 22.30 SB SS Pop music, when crafted well, is arguably the most artful form of music, and the Liverpudlian trio hold fast the rules of great pop. Cheery melodies, soulful hooks and pounding rhythms, all with a touch of 80s. These three girls are saturated in the stuff — and we love it!
SHEELANAGIG
SUNDAY 22.30 SB SS P Sheelanagig for over a decade have brought their array of footstomping folk tunes to audiences across the globe. A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments – guitar, fiddle, double bass – added with the rhythmic energy of flute and drums and a bagful of jointjumping tunes, these boys from the South-West England create a real dynamic. Beware, their furious dance medleys.
TAWIAH
FRIDAY 18.30 SB SS Neo-soul singer Tawiah became somewhat of an underground ingenue with an exceptional track ‘TEARdrop’, six years ago. She’s gone from strength to strength, her songwriting becoming even more honest and exposed. We‘re pleased to welcome Tawiah and her nearweightless vocals to Timber.
OTTO & THE MUTAPA CALLING
SATURDAY 16.30 SB SS P A sound that’s full of energy and pulsating rhythms, London-based marimba band Otto & The Mutapa Calling will get your body moving through the whole weekend. Don’t consider yourself a dancer? One song from Otto & Co. and you’ll be moving and shaking for the rest of the day.
THYLA
SUNDAY 18.00 SB SS Brighton quartet Thyla emerge at our forest festival with a bang: it’s dream pop meets post-punk. Frontwoman Millia Duthie’s soaring vocals are sure to cut through you and leave a mark. Their sound is surging and confident, straddling the line between somber and savage 80s post-punk pop - trust us, they're damn good!
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GWENNO
SUNDAY 16.45 SB SS Gwenno Saunders is a sound artist, DJ, radio presenter and singer from Cardiff and returned in 2018 with a new record titled ‘Le Kov’, written entirely in Cornish. Singlehandedly raising the profile of the Cornish language, and bringing boatloads of cool to go with it, Timber is delighted to see Gwenno grace our stages, pushing the envelope in every way.
THE TRIALS OF CATO
FRIDAY 19.45 SB SS British three-piece formed whilst they were living in Beirut, The Trials of Cato returned in 2016 ready to take the folk scene by storm. Praised for the diversity of their material and influences, whether plying their trade busking, performing in front of thousands at festivals across Europe, or frequently selling out their own shows, The Trials of Cato have the wind behind them.
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MUHA
SATURDAY 14.00 SB SS Combining the melodic beauty of Eastern European folklore, North Indian Kathak rhythms, Cuban beats and original lyrics, MUHA mesmerises with a musical feast rooted in the Slavonic tradition but influenced from the world.
ANOTHER SKY
SATURDAY 18.00 SB SS Too easily labelled as indie, Another Sky are a creature with many faces. Their sound is brooding, energetic, surging and rounded off beautifully by the haunting and strange vocals of lead singer, Catrin Vincent. You’d be a fool to miss this lot storm across Timber.
The FatFace Foundation prides itself in supporting projects and organisations with strong links to the FatFace brand values; embracing life outside and enjoying time with family and friends. So, from June 2019, FatFace Foundation is proud to announce its partnership with the National Forest, helping to grow the Forest through the Plant a Tree programme and other exciting initiatives. The FatFace Foundation is also excited to be supporting this year’s Timber Festival, right in the heart of the National Forest. By supporting this event and joining the festival goers, we can help spread the word about this amazing environmental project and everything it offers! fatfacefoundation.org
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THE EYRIE STAGE
Beats dropped from a great height, words to lift you to lofty places. The Eyrie Stage is dedicated to the best in spoken word and live music.
THOM ASHWORTH
FRIDAY 15.00 SB SS Keeping the folk song traditions alive, Thom Ashworth performs in a strong narrative style and tells all manner of tales old and new.
BECKY LANGAN
FRIDAY 18.15 SB SS A beautifully gifted, fingerstyle, percussive guitarist there’s not enough superlatives to describe her skill and lyrical style of strumming.
BELLA, POLLY & THE MAGPIES
SUNDAY 19.45 SB SS Between Bella Gaffney and Polly Bolton there’s a guitar, banjo, mandolin – oh, and polished vocals too. Then there’s Sarah Smout with her cello and then Holly Brandon armed with a fiddle. A folk 4 piece with a ton of pluck.
SIOBHAN MAZZEI
FRIDAY 20.00 SB SS Leicester-based singersongwriter with a haunting voice to remember and fascinating guitar skills to match.
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LUCY STEVENS
SUNDAY 18.15 SB SS In this unique collaboration between sound and visual artist Lucy Stevens and Indian classical musicians Roopa Panesar (sitar) and Rishii Chowdhury (tabla), listeners will be taken on an audio journey following the calls of birds across Feanedock!
GRESLEY COLLIERY BRASS BAND
SATURDAY 10.30 SB SS A performance marking the heart of the National Forest's mining roots from this traditional brass band.
CONCORDIA CHOIR
FRIDAY 16.45 SB SS Based in Ashby de la Zouch, with a repertoire that includes a capella and accompanied choral music from a range of styles, Concordia Choir will take to the Eyrie Stage.
THE BAGHDADDIES
THE COAL TITS
SUNDAY 13.30 SB SS Catch this session by The Coal Tits who will perform ballads that explore the local characters, places, histories and traditions of the Heart of the Forest.
LAUREATE’S CHOICE
POETS IN THE WOODS SUNDAY 16.00 SB SS Four poets chosen by Carol Ann Duffy as ‘ones to watch’ read poems which are rich in scent and sound, invoking sycamore, ash, alderwood, silver birches and windfalls from apple trees. Join them to hear the fruit of ten years of the Laureate’s Choice scheme to nurture brand new voices – including the poets Victoria Gatehouse, Yvonne Reddick, Natalie Burdett and Faith Lawrence.
SB SS SUNDAY AFTER CARDBOARDIA PROCESSION Their rampant brand of world music is an exhilarating cocktail of Balkan melodies, ska and Latin grooves, The Baghdaddies will be keeping the mood going on the Eyrie stage after they have led the Coardboardia procession around the festival site. THE EYRIE STAGE ·17·
ELIZABETH ALKER PRESENTS
Our favourite BBC Radio 3 DJ takes over programming on Saturday at the Eyrie Stage from midday. Elizabeth Alker has selected six artists and projects just for us, some spoken word, some instrumentation all experimental and from the path less travelled. _
ELIZABETH ALKER DJ SET
SATURDAY 12.00 SB SS For anyone who listens to her BBC Radio 3 show ‘Unclassified’, you’ll know that Elizabeth Alker makes selections that celebrate the inbetween - from drone to an orchestral dirge. Her set last year was tranquility personified beneath the trees. Sit back and let the afternoon slip away at the Eyrie Stage.
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SOPHIA THAKUR
SATURDAY 13.30 SB SS Whether it’s her mysterious charm or an enchanting stage presence, Gambian British performer Sophia Thakur can hold audience members' hearts in the palm of her hand. She has been recognised as one of the most distinct and powerful performers of her generation by BBC, MTV and even YouTube. A tour-de-force full of style and grace, we welcome one of the UK’s most promising spokenword artists to Timber.
MAGPAHI
SATURDAY 15.15 SB SS Also known as Alison Cooper, this otherworldly voice is behind the fairytale folk of Magpahi. The Lancashire native’s acoustics and sepia stories have been quietly ebbing and flowing on the fringes of folk for a decade, gently influencing our perceptions of the here and now. Each one of her songs is steeped in forgotten histories with one leg firmly in a garden of otherworldly delights.
HINAKO OMORI
SATURDAY 16.45 SB SS This year, Elizabeth Alker invites pianist/programmer Hinako Omori to take centre stage, bringing her multifaceted talents to the fore. Search for her online, you’ll happen upon a truly special tune called ’Teleport’ by Omori. A beatless melody – its arpeggios soar high on the air. Omori’s weightless voice echoes into focus with the words ‘teleporting, through the atmosphere’. We can’t wait to find her beneath the trees.
EMILY LEVY & MATTHEW BOURNE
SATURDAY 18.15 SB SS Emily Levy is a singer and composer with musical infl uences that range from medieval to classical, folk to jazz. Her voice has a clarity and clean quality about it – and combined with Matthew Bourne’s piano compositions, serenity reigns at Timber.
EŞYA
SATURDAY 19.45 SB SS Ayse Hassan, of Savages, arrives in the form of her solo project, Eşya. An unsettling, beat driven, and wonky exploration of alternate personas. Transgressing comfort zones by experimenting with the complex and contradictory ideas that can exist within one person, be sure to catch Eşya at the Eyrie Stage for something special.
HANNAH PEEL & WILL BURNS
SATURDAY 21.30 SB SS Northern Ireland’s Hannah Peel has been making all kinds of music since 2011, at one point part of the band The Magnetic North. The common thread through all her work? Geography, nature alluding to a sense of place and spaces beyond our spherical home. Her latest collaborative exploit, Chalk Hill Blue, with exceptional poet Will Burns, really shows off Peel’s talent of responding to the ephemeral topic – how has the world become so hostile?
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EARLY RISERS DJ SET
SUNDAY 10.30 SB SS Shake off Saturday as GruffTsar starts the morning off with slow-grooves to ease you back into the final day at the festival.
THE SCREECHING BLUEJAYS
SUNDAY 12.15 SB SS Well rock me mama like a wagon wheel, it’s The Screeching Bluejays! A latterday Carter Family consisting of a dad and his three daughters playing a toe-tapping set of folk and Americana classics.
ROOTS COMMUNITY CHOIR & GREEN FORTUNE
SUNDAY 15.00 SB SS For a capella renditions of traditional English folk songs and vocal world music, sit back and enjoy the harmonies of Roots Community Choir. And they'll be joined by folk band Green Fortune to really elevate the mood.
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WOODLAND DJS FRIDAY 21.30 KATIE OWEN DJ for Boogaloo Radio and This Feeling, expect Indie, Ska, Funk and Northern Soul. SATURDAY 22.30 GRUFFTSAR Disco and four-on-the-floor selections from all eras in this late night set at the Eyrie stage. SUNDAY 21.30 MARCO GIANNINI Resident for Lost in Music, and a dedicated user of Rekordbox, Marco Gainnini can seamlessly shift between the genres, so expect anything from House, Disco and Techno, to SynthPop, New Wave, Electro and HipHop with plenty of curveballs throughout his set.
We’re thrilled to be continuing our adventure with long-term friend of the National Forest, James Latham, who are supporting Timber Festival as principal build partner. James Latham provide the materials for us to transform Feanedock into a creative wonderland of stages, installations and signage. From bus stops to bike racks, lookouts to light boxes, we’re lucky enough to be working with their incredible range of sustainable timber products to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
THE HOLLOW WAY LOOKOUT
ALL WEEKEND SB Step between the branches of the Hollow Way Lookout and emerge to stunning views across Feanedock. Telling the story of the incredible transformation of the landscape you see before you, the lookout will also point you in the direction of other beautiful places within the National Forest.
Latham’s have planted a wide variety of native woodland trees, including oak, birch and hazel, in the National Forest since 2007 together with supporting wider forest and woodland management and maintenance projects to help the forest thrive. A family-run company since 1757, James Latham is the UK’s biggest independent distributor of wood and panel products with 10 depots nationwide and a brand new 55,000 square feet base in Leicester. lathamtimber.co.uk ·21·
SHIVELIGHT AYURVEDA
EMINÉ & PAUL RUSHTON SAT & SUN 12.00 RR P Massage your feet with natural, grounding oils, while discovering how the moon, sun & wind not only affect the weather, but your own feelings too, and enjoy an immersive discussion celebrating the fun of being a truly beautiful human animal.
FOREST BATHING
SHIRLEY GLEESON FRIDAY 17.00 SATURDAY 10.00 RR P Slow down and bathe your senses in nature. We will read poetry, work with scrolls and end with a natural tea ceremony. Meet at the Shivelight sign.
REIKI
SATURDAY 17.00 RR SUNDAY 16.00 Relax and allow your body to replenish and repair with some hands-on reiki. ·22·
Strong roots and spread branches, here you can stretch your body, centre your mind, in the dappled forest light.
YOGA
ELLY BERRILL SATURDAY 09.00 SUNDAY 09.00 RR P Whether you’re a complete beginner or you already know your downward dog from your cat cow, we’ll have a yoga workshop that’s perfect for you.
TAI CHI
BENJAMIN TOPLEY SAT & SUN 14.00 RR P The perfect way to slow down with movements that have developed over the course of centuries, dip into our tai chi workshop for the perfect antidote to today’s fast-paced digital lifestyle.
LAUGHING YOGA
JAY HERRING FRIDAY 18.00 SAT & SUN 13.00 RR P Come and explore the benefits of spontaneous laughter. This playful and creative session will help you laugh the stresses of your day away.
MINDFUL DRAWING WORKSHOP
RACHEL HOWFIELD MASSEY FRIDAY 16.00 SATURDAY 15.00 RR P Engage the senses, connect with nature and connect with yourself. Make a folded sketchbook to record the experience of ‘just being’ in the woodland through drawing and mark making. No experience required.
FOREST MEDITATION
NELL BROOKER SAT & SUN 10.00 RR P With a lifelong love of solitary walks and sitting at the foot of her favourite Beech tree, Nell Brooker will be delivering Forest Meditation, created for two special sessions at Timber 2019. She will share tools to take away with you, for when you feel the need to reconnect with nature. Meet at the Shivelight sign.
WONDERLANDIA’S FOREST SPA Hot tub £25 per hour Sauna £12.50 per hour FRIDAY 16.00 - 22.00 SAT & SUN 10.00 - 22.00 RR SB — Soaking your tired body in one of Wonderlandia’s traditional wood-fired hot tubs will be one of the most wonderful, blissful experiences you can have at Timber this year! Take a relaxing soak in the daytime or wake up early and prepare yourself for a busy day ahead. The ambience in the evening is amazing, watching the stars and listening to the crackle of the log-fired burners. You also have the opportunity to relax in the compact mobile sauna. Please remember to bring your swim suit and a towel and some bottled water.
BOOKING YOUR HOT TUB/SAUNA EXPERIENCE Hot tub and sauna bookings are separate. Hot tub sessions include a 50-minute soak time and you can hang out for up to two hours before or after your session in the hot tub area, which includes a chill tent and seating where you can drink, chat and relax. You can also book a 50-minute session in the sauna before, after or at a completely separate time over the weekend. Visit the Wonderlandia area, in Shivelight to book a session or via our website at - timberfestival.org.uk
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EARTH
NITA RAO EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P Come and create roots to symbolically heal and hold our Earth together. Help artist Nita Rao to make a giant willow Earth and add your messages of hope to tie inside. Nita is part of the Charnwood-based Artspace and was artist in residence for Into the Outwoods Sculpture Trail this Spring.
EMMA MITCHELL
SUNDAY 13.00 - WALK IN THE FOREST P 15.00 – BOTANICAL WORKSHOP P 17.00 – A READING FROM HER BOOK, THE WILD REMEDY SB Emma Mitchell has suffered with depression – or as she calls it, `the grey slug’ – for twentyfive years. In 2003, she moved from the city to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens and began to take walks - each walk lifted her mood, proving to be as medicinal as any talking therapy or pharmaceutical. She shares her remedies both practical and emotional across a selection of engagements.
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THINK LIKE A TREE
SARAH SPENCER FRIDAY 17.00 SATURDAY 16.00 SUNDAY 18.00 P RR Take part in Sarah Spencer’s Think Like A Tree programme which unlocks nature’s secrets to happiness, health and wellbeing and discover the wisdom that the forest can offer. By exploring principles derived from nature, this programme will guide you through a design cycle that can be used for a wide range of personal circumstances – relationships, health, wellbeing, leisure and work.
WOODLAND LIBRARY
EVERYDAY, ALL DAY SB Bring a book, or pick one up. Novels and non-fiction, exploring our relationship with nature, our woodland library will be open all weekend for literary inspiration.
WELEDA’S NICE CREAM VAN
EVERYDAY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY RR Visit the Weleda ‘Nice Cream Van’ at the Shivelight glade to discover more about the amazing properties and powers of our native plants. Join the team to sample Weleda’s pure and 100% certified natural products and indulge in a complimentary Skin Food hand massage. Weleda are delighted to announce the launch of three new products, expanding the Skin Food line-up: Skin Food Light, Skin Food Lip Balm and Skin Food Body Butter. Take advantage of their festival offers. You’re about to fall in love with Weleda Skin Food all over again! — Weleda place very high demands on the ingredients in their products and are proudly NATRUE certified, the first internationally recognised quality seal for organic and natural beauty products.
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AS THE CROW FLIES As the crow flies, the fox strides, the hare runs … celebrate your animal self beside our open air fire. This area is all about wildlife by day, and wildfire by night.
CAMPFIRE BANDS & STORYTELLING
EVERY EVENING FROM 19.00 SB Gather round the campfire as the night draws in, and get your toes ready for tapping as our bands play, the fire crackles, and we dance in the moonlit woods. ALSO AROUND THE CAMPFIRE ON SATURDAY ROOTS COMMUNITY CHOIR An adult version of ‘IF THE TREES COULD TALK’ by Derbyshire LGBT+ community ON SUNDAY CIRCULARITY RISE - young performers acoustically blowing the campfire up! Hosted by Kirby (of The Voice fame).
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EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE EVENING A quiet corner of Timber — step into our little Enchanted Woodland and meet some hand-crafted creatures. An owl swooping overhead, a deer both shy and curious and playful squirrels. These puppets glow with warm light as the sun sets over Feanedock. ·26·
SWEEP OF SWALLOWS
BIRD IN THE HAND THEATRE EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY SS P Swallow puppets swirl overhead as you step through our arboreal setting.
IF THE TREES COULD TALK
PEOPLE EXPRESS SATURDAY 17.00 SB A series of exciting and unique fairy tales exploring nature, trees and the woods with stories from the LGBT+ community in South Derbyshire and beyond. Created with artist, writer and performer Thom Seddon with members of Golden Rainbows and other members of the Derbyshire LGBT+ community.
GIANT MARBLE RUN
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P TwistingSpace are bringing their monumental wooden marble runs made out of culled rhododendron. Suspended between the trees of Feanedock, come and marvel at the prodigious carved channels as the marbles surge through the woods.
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF FORESTRY WORKSHOPS
The National School of Forestry, part of the University of Cumbria, is the largest provider of undergraduate forestry and woodland courses in England and Wales.
MEASURING AND MONITORING WOODLANDS
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10.30, 15.30 P Come learn how to measure trees and discover biodiversity in woodlands using a variety of equipment ranging from sticks to laser clinometers.
WILDLIFE TRACKING & LANDSCAPE LITERACY
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11.30, 16.30 P Learn and practice tracking skills from one of the UK’s foremost bushcraft experts, Dr Lisa Fenton. Come along and start tracking animals by the signs they leave in the landscape, and in the process become a wildlife detective!
CAMERA TRAPS
SAT & SUN 14.30 P Get hands-on experience using camera traps from an experienced conservation team who have worked worldwide. There’s an opportunity for your kids to unleash their inner bear and dress up as animals to take part in the camera trap photo board.
NATURE SOUNDSCAPES
SAT & SUN 12.30, 17.30 P Come and use augmented acoustic reality tech to create immersive natural soundscapes, taking you on a trip back in time to when bears and wolves roamed the UK, and to the sounds of a tropical rainforest.
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IAN DOUGLAS CAMPFIRE STORIES
FRIDAY 14.30, 16.30 SAT & SUN 11.00, 14.30 P SB EVERY EVENING AROUND CAMPFIRE Any campfire would be a pretty sad and lonely place without the incredible Ian Douglas, the storyteller to end all storytellers. Joined by some curious friends, stories will be woven through the wood smoke all weekend. Gather round for riveting storytelling inspired by British folk tales and world myths from Ian and mind-bending science and magic from the marvellous Dieter Wadeson.
HAMMER & CHISEL
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P Wild play rules at Hammer & Chisel, our unique woodland playground. Under the supervision of our forest play experts, create your own world or add to ours using pallets, ladders and ropes, help us put together a myriad of walkways, dens and secret spaces. Pick up your tool of choice and get ready to build a timberland.
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LISTENING TO THE LAND
YOUTH LANDSCAPERS SAT & SUN 10.00 - 16.00 SOUNDWALKS - SAT & SUN 14.00 P Meet at Youth Landscapers pod Youth Landscapers are a group of local young people researching this area’s landscape change. Experience the work they have created over the last 3 years along with their new seasonal podcasts, Listening to the Land. They will be setting up camp at Timber to record an episode live, as well as presenting work from their past project. They’re also keen to collect different voices from different places to add to a celebratory sound track, so join them to eat jaffa cakes and share and record your own landscape stories.
THE BEE FARMER
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY 17.30 SAT & SUN 11.30, 16.30 P The Bee Farmer returns to Timber with his colony of National Forest bees and a special Bee TV installation. There is only one channel and it’s all about bees! David McDowell, The Bee Farmer, keeps over 100 beehives across the National Forest and with over 35 years’ experience he has seen the changes in the environment and the effect on his bees.
TREE ID
FRIDAY 16.30 SAT & SUN 13.30 P Meet at info point Do you know the difference between Field Maple and Sycamore? How can you identify an Ash Tree in the winter? Join members of the National Forest Company Forestry Team, who will show you the clues to look for, whist providing some background to Feanedock, our beautiful festival site.
BIRDWATCHING
SATURDAY 10.00 GUIDED WALK P Meet at info point Come on a guided walk of Feanedock with Andy Smith from Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society and see what birds you can spot.
DAWN CHORUS
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 09.00 P Start your day with a song and lift your lungs as Siobhan Donnelly leads you in a dawn chorus.
UKULELE CHORUS
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RUNNING WITH TREES
ANNE-MARIE CULHANE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 08.30 P Meet at info point. Ages 10+ Running with Trees is a run together, exploring our relationship between breath, trees, carbon dioxide and climate change over the course of a 3k run, developed in collaboration with Dr Tom Powell, Earth System Scientist. A visceral, embodied, collective experience, come join this innovative performance on-the-run. Book when you arrive at site
FOREST FOLK TALES
WITH TOM THE TALE TELLER SAT & SUN 12.30, 18.00 Tom the Tale Teller has been telling stories for over a decade and recently has completed his first book, with ‘Forest Folk Tales for Children’ due out in 2019.
SHADOW LANTERNS
EVERY EVENING FROM 20.30 SS Slow down and watch as the shadowy fi gures dance through the forest at night. We’ll be installing our shadow lanterns at Feanedock – see the silhouetted animals slip past your eyes beneath dappled moonlight.
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GENKAKU
DARREN JOHNSON EVERYDAY 22.00, 23.00 SB SS New after dark performance installation by award winning choreographer and visual artist Darren Johnston, inspired by eastern ideas of ritual and ceremony, following his recent trips to Japan. Set within the woods he creates a beautiful illusory world of holographic imagery and meditative sound.
POETRY IN THE WOODS
MANTLE ARTS SAT & SUN 10.00, 16.00 P Create poetry inspired by the woodland surroundings with artist Sabrina Mei-Li Smith. Take a wander with Sabrina to explore the site and discuss woodland history and personal memories of nature. This will be used as inspiration for short poems, to be hung between the trees for people to enjoy and add to throughout the festival.
WOODLAND CHORUS
FRIDAY 15.30 SUNDAY 17.00 P Siobhan Donnelly will make a singer out of you yet. With songs from around the world, fill your lungs with melodies — singing in the round, in the trees.
DOORS TO THE LOST WORDS
ASHBY LEARNING COMMUNITY EVERYDAY, ALL DAY Experience local school children’s creative responses to the Lost Words, which was a prominent part of Timber 2018. Discover Doors to Lost Words hidden amongst the woodland and look up to the treetops for a flock of ceramic birds.
HEALTH STAND + BIKE REPAIRS
SUNDAY 09.00 - 11.00 Does your bike need the once over? Would you like to know how you could lead a healthier lifestyle? North West Leicestershire District Council with Soar Valley Cycles will be on hand to help with all of the above.
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THE MOTH HOTEL EVERYDAY, ALL DAY
We think this might be the biggest moth trap in the world! Adrian Russell, the Leicestershire Moth Recorder, took us under his wing last year and advised us on the best construction for maximum moth identifi cation. The moth trap will be available to view throughout the weekend, shining like a beacon through the night, and you’ll be able to peer in the windows to see who has flown inside. Each morning of Timber, you can join Adrian inside, to help him to identify all the moths who have entered during the night, before helping them back on their way.
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MOTH IDENTIFICATION SAT & SUN 07.00 P Moth experts will help you study these beautiful winged creatures first thing in the morning. MOTH SUGARING SATURDAY 22.00 P An opportunity to explore the night-time world of moths through the use of light & sugar.
At Forest Holidays, we are privileged to be situated in beautiful corners of the UK's amazing forests. Our promise, hand in hand with our local partners and Forestry England, is to help the forests thrive, so that they are better than ever for future generations. We give our guests time and space – time to savour, space to allow things to happen. Beautiful cabins in amazing forests, nestled in their own piece of woodland, secluded yet woven into the heart of the local community. We give them all the vital ingredients they need and nothing they don’t, so they have the freedom to focus on what really matters to them.
There’s a bigger picture for us, too. Behind the three pillars of our purpose: people, nature and local communities, we have detailed action plans and bold business commitments. Our central support office at Moira is situated at the heart of the National Forest, and, over the last three years, we have been proud to support this regeneration success story. With the help of our guests, we have so far raised over £50,000 to support tree planting and wider forest creation. - forestholidays.co.uk
FOREST SURVIVAL
SATURDAY & SUNDAY THROUGH THE DAY P From developing your basic survival skills, to identifying plants and trees, to learning how to find the best shelter location and build it. Join Forest Holidays’ resident Forest Ranger, an expert in the local wildlife who is ready and eager to share their woodland skills and the secrets of the forest with you.
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THE COMMON Come feast at nature’s larder! Food and forage, cook and carouse at our wild food kitchen. With food stalls, bars and workshops, there’s definitely something here to tempt you.
TOAST
PIF PAF THEATRE EVERYDAY 20.00-23.00 SS A gentle magical world of stories, songs, and tiny morsels of fresh celebration breads. Help us build our almanack of experiences and let us make you feel special, if just for a moment, as we do it. TOAST is Pif-Paf’s new, mechanical, fire-powered bakery installation in development over 2019. Be part of TOAST, as its multi-talented inhabitants and very special surprises come to charming life.
TEA CLUB
AXIAL DANCE EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY SS Tea Club is an outdoor, strolling piece of dance theatre, celebrating Britain’s passion for tea and all things vintage. Trixie and Tilly are two eccentric tea ladies, who serve their fine leaf drink from their special musical trolley – dancing to their favourite Gramophone records, they swirl and stir along their way.
THE GREAT TIMBER SOUND QUIZ
SUNDAY 19.30 P Come along with a team or ready to join one as Radio 4’s Geoff Bird puts you to the test with songs played backwards, sped-up film clips, interactive sing-alongs and plenty more besides. Though it’s nine-tenths nonsense, bragging rights are still very much up for grabs.
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CREATIVE COUNTRYSIDE’S WILD FOOD KITCHEN GAME GIRL
JUANITA HENNESSEY SATURDAY 15.00 (DEMO) SB Masterchef finalist (2016) Juanita Hennessey will be cooking with seasonal ingredients. A ‘field to fork’ approach, Juanita will be sharing her passion for cooking, wild food and the great British outdoors.
SEEDLIP’S SHRUB WORKSHOP
SUNDAY 12.00, 18.00 (WORKSHOP) P Seedlip, creators of the world’s fi rst distilled non-alcoholic spirit, will be hosting a masterclass where you will learn about the Seedlip story, sip on a Seedlip & tonic, and learn how to make your very own shrub to take home and create your own cocktails.
OUTDOOR SURVIVAL COOKING
DAVE WATSON FRIDAY 17.30 (WORKSHOP) P SAT 13.30, 16.30 SUN 10.30, 13.30, 16.30 Discover the four main areas for campfire cooking, creating simple cooked main courses and desserts without any use of foil or pots. Learn how to cook you outdoor feast to perfection just before it gets charred! _
Some of these sessions have limited capacity. Please book a place with our Area Manager.
FORAGING FOR MODERN HUMANS
TIFFANY FRANCIS FRIDAY 16.00 (TALK) SB A talk from author, artist and environmentalist Tiffany Francis. She will introduce the concept of foraging for wild food, before running through how to do it safely and ethically.
COOKING WILD SUMMER PLANTS
TIFFANY FRANCIS SATURDAY 10.30 (DEMO) SB Discover what plants are best to forage at this time of year, and learn how to cook with a range of foraged summer finds, from Tiffany Francis.
CHOCOLATE TEMPERING
BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATES SATURDAY 12.00 (TALK) SB A quick look at chocolate tempering, the skill which underpins all chocolate work. Find out what it is and why and how we do it.
SLOW LIVING PANEL
SUNDAY 15.00 (TALK) SB Join our panel of experts to explore what living slowly and seasonally really means. With Maddy Lawson, Mugdha Sapte and Bobby Smith.
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PERFECTLY EDIBLE BINNER PARTY SATURDAY 19.00 SB SS
Over 1/3 of all food produced globally goes to waste every single year, and Perfectly Edible UK, a community organisation from Leicester, have made it their mission to reduce this by creating delicious, healthy meals out of the surplus food they rescue every week. By doing this, they hope to not only reduce food waste but also combat food poverty, increase access to healthier affordable food, and minimise their ecological footprint. Join us for their Binner, where they will be cooking up a vibrant 2-Course Dinner made entirely out of food that would otherwise have been sent to landfill, served on a ‘pay as you wish’ basis.
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Limited availability Book with the Area Manager, in The Common or at the info point.
CARDBOARDIA MAKING WORKSHOPS FRIDAY 14:00-18:00 P SATURDAY 10:00-12:30, 14:00-16:30, 17:30-19:30 P SUNDAY 10:00-12:30, 14:00-16:00 P THE CARDBOARDIA PROCESSION BEGINS AT 16.30 ON SUNDAY SS Cardboardia - a country made of card, of no fixed abode. Throughout the weekend you’ll be able to visit the Cardboardia area and begin making your contribution to this imaginary world, reflecting on the beautiful arboreal playground we see around us at Feanedock. Then, on Sunday, collect the card-y creation you’ve made and join us for The Cardboardia Procession where you can catch the charismatic character, the Tyran of Cardboardia. Leading the march is Balkan-folk fusion band, the rip-roaring Baghdaddies, who will finish their performance off at the Eyrie Stage. —
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THE CANOPY THE BARON IN THE TREES
LOST IN TRANSLATION CIRCUS FRIDAY 15.45, 20.30 SAT & SUN 14.15, 20.30 SS SB Enter the forest, get lost in the treetops and you’ll discover a whole new world! The Baron in the Trees is a playful, romantic fable, set in the 18th century. In this surreal tale the 12-year old son of the Baron, climbs a tree in protest at being forced to eat snails, vowing that his feet will never touch the ground again. He spends the rest of his life in the trees and as he grows up he has adventures with bandits and pirates, falls in love, and watches the revolutionary ideas of The Age of Enlightenment unfold beneath him. A show to thrill young and old alike, The Baron in the Trees features astonishing and astounding performances that mix high fl ying aerial stunts and amazing acrobatics with hilarious knockabout slapstick and juggling.
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Harness and hone your woodcraft skills. See a spectacle between the branches. Create and cultivate woodland enterprise ideas under the canopy of trees.
GREENWOOD CRAFT
FRIDAY 14.00 - 17.00 (DEMOS) P SAT & SUN 10.00 - 17.00 (HAVE A GO) Try your hand at greenwood crafts and learn new skills from two of the top National Forest woodland craft makers. Peter Wood of Greenwood Days and Ian Varley of Rustic Carpentry will be set up with pole lathes and shaving horses for you to drop by and have a short try or make something to take away.
CHARCOAL SESSIONS
An opportunity to sit awhile around the charcoal burner to explore a variety of topics. These sessions will involve guests who will share their ideas and experiences and open up informal conversations for all to contribute to. The charcoal burner will be provided and run by the Heart of the Forest Cooperative, a new initiative involving
Heartwood Community Woodfuel Group, Abellto and CEEP. After winning a Timber Bursary at the 2018 festival, this year the group will be demonstrating their charcoal production processes, supplying charcoal and firewood for the festival and showcasing their cooperative approach to woodland enterprise.
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
WOODLAND OWNER STORIES
THE WOODLAND REVOLUTION FRIDAY 17.00 P Health inequality across the country is reaching a critical point. We need to change the system to redress the balance. Join practitioners to explore how using woodlands can help reduce health inequalities and create stronger communities, through volunteering and green action.
CIRCLES OF SUPPORT
SATURDAY 17.00 P A chance to discuss and share how Outdoor Learning practitioners can use and develop a support network to give a better sense of allies, location and community.
SATURDAY 18.00 P Discover some of the experiences of woodland owners in the National Forest as they reflect upon what they have developed and plans for the future.
WARDENS OF THE TREES
TREES IN THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE SUNDAY 17.00 P A chance to chat about safeguarding our local trees and the role that Tree Wardens can play in planting, protecting and raising awareness of the importance of trees.
WRITING THE FOREST
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ELEMENTAL SEAMS
The earth, the air, the fire and the water… get in touch with the fundamentals and explore big ideas at Elemental.
EVERYDAY, ALL DAY P SS Black bat, dark clunch, blue bind. Throughout the heart of the National Forest, we stand above coal seams that wind beneath the landscape. Seams takes the audience on a multisensory journey inspired by the evocative names and diagrams of the geological seams that surround Feanedock. Don your miner’s helmet and venture as if below ground, for a sound and light installation through dark stony bind and nether coal, before emerging into a brave new world, viewing Feanedock in a whole new light.
THE MET OFFICE
PRINTMAKING SESSIONS AS FOLLOWS FRIDAY 16.00, 18.00 SAT 11.00, 13.30, 16.15 SUN 11.00, 13.30, 16.15 P The Met Office are joining us in the Elemental area. Visit their woodland weather station to get hands-on with experiments, find out more about the roles trees play in our climate, and get creative with some weatherinspired printmaking.
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HAIKU IN THE TREES
HARRIET FRASER + ROB FRASER EVERYDAY, ALL DAY GUIDED WALK - SAT & SUN 12.45 P Begins at Meeting Point sign Wander among the trees, walking through poetry as you go. Take your time to walk through the haiku trail at any point during the festival, or join Harriet and Rob to stroll beneath the woodland canopy, discover the longer poem that contains the haiku, and, if you like, follow prompts and provocations to conjure new poetry inspired by this place.
UNDERLAND WALKING BOOK TOUR
SUNDAY 14.00 P Begin at Meeting point sign Embark on a walking book tour around the Timber site with The Ecologist’s Elizabeth Wainwright, discussing prize-winning author Robert Macfarlane’s new book Underland where he unearths the hidden worlds beneath our feet, from the ice-blue depths of Greenland's glaciers to the underground networks by which trees communicate.
WOODLAND CINEMA
At the Elemental stage after the sun has just set.
WITHNAIL & I
FRIDAY 21.00 SB Two nihilistic, out-of-work actors end up on holiday in the British countryside (much to their dismay) in the cult classic. (15)
INTO THE WOODS
SATURDAY 21.00 SB Rob Marshall’s beautiful rendition of Sondheim’s fairytale, with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt. (PG)
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
SATURDAY 23.15 SB The 1999 handheld budget horror classic which will make you think twice before venturing in to the woods at night. (15)
MACBETH
SUNDAY 21.00 SB The serene but deathly serious 2015 retelling of the Scottish Play, with Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. (15)
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THE ELEMENTAL STAGE LUKE TURNER
OUT OF THE WOODS FRIDAY 17.00 SB Writer and editor of The Quietus, Luke Turner joins us to discuss his book ‘Out of the Woods’ a dazzling and devastating memoir about the double-edged potency of the forest, sexuality and the possibility of learning to find peace in the grey areas of life.
KASSIA ST. CLAIR
THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOUR SUNDAY 11.45 SB Join author Kassia St. Clair as she describes the fascinating and complicated relationship that exists between nature and our understanding of colour and, appropriately enough for Timber, why the shade that constitutes her current obsession is Forest Green.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM
SUNDAY 17.15 SB Mark Ellis (Head of Visitor Experience) will discuss the fascinating origins of the National Memorial Arboretum, its development to become the UK’s centre of remembrance and its important place within the National Forest.
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VYBARR CREGAN-REID
PRIMATE CHANGE SUNDAY 13.30 SB Why we need to get out of our chairs and on our feet… Vybarr Cregan-Reid presents Primate Change which looks at how our modern, sedentary lifestyle is doing irreparable harm to our bodies.
JESSICA J. LEE
TURNING SATURDAY 13.30 SB Author and environmental historian, Jessica J. Lee comes to Timber to discuss her book Turning: a nature memoir, in which she found solace in wild cold water swimming during her time studying in Berlin.
MAHSUDA SNAITH
SATURDAY 17.00 SB Mahsuda Snaith talks about her work and how people living in urban environments should gain access more readily to nature and the riches it offers.
JOANNA FOAT
THE LUMBERJILLS SATURDAY 11.45 SB Joanna Foat, author of the The Lumberjills, discusses the Women’s Timber Corps, who felled trees for material supplies during WW2.
SHIMMER
INSTALLATION BY DAN FOX EVERYDAY, ALL DAY SS An immersive journey underneath the glimmer and glow of re-purposed cymbals. A sound and light installation where cymbals are turned into speakers and audiences can enjoy a soundscape emanating from the metal, deep and ethereal.
ILLUMINATED HERITAGE
EVERYDAY, ALL DAY SS Telling the story of the National Forest’s rich mining history through lightboxes – combining archival photography and light to tell its extraordinary story.
TIMBER MAZE
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND P Come and discover a new maze hidden in the woods at Feanedock, which will grow each year with Timber, constructed from hazel, sweet chestnut and willow. The Maze is being created by a group of local volunteers from materials coppiced from or close to our beautiful festival site.
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MEET TIMBER ARTISTS
SAT & SUN 10.00 SB Come and meet four artists/groups who are showcasing something incredible at Timber 2019, and get the chance to grill them about their professional practice and where they get their ideas from. _ SATURDAY LOST IN TRANSLATION CIRCUS Their performance ‘The Baron in the Trees’ is something to behold. Find out more about an incredible circus company. DAN FOX Meet the sound artist and engineer behind the incredible installation, Shimmer, found in Elemental. _ SUNDAY B ARTS Join our discussion with leading, combined arts company, B arts, and discover why community is at the heart of everything they do. CARDBOARDIA Meet the Cardboardia Team and discover how this cardboard dream all began.
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THE ELEMENTAL STAGE
STAR FROM IVY
SUNDAY 15.15 SB SS Fine purveyors of epic, mighty rock! With music that enlightens, educates and entertains in equal measures…
DAUDI MATSIKO
FRIDAY 16.00 SB SS British Ugandan songwriter and guitarist Daudi Matsiko carefully crafts modern albeit reverent folk. Deft, melancholic picking reminiscent of Nick Drake is tempered by contemporary instrumentation, his confessional lyrics cut to the marrow.
ROOTS COMMUNITY CHOIR
SATURDAY 14.45 SB SS This incredible choir will deliver a beautiful choral set on the Elemental stage.
NICK ASLAM
SATURDAY 15.45 SB SS Striking singer-songwriter Nick Aslam certainly won’t disappoint, a self-proclaimed product of his environment, drawing inspiration for his music from the gritty council estates that he grew up on. His sound is a fusion of Folk, Indie and Country.
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HALCYON DAYS Come dance! Come play! Compete! Halcyon Days is our area for circus skills and woodland games.
ANYDAY
MAX CALAF SEVÉ SATURDAY 12.00, 17.00 SB SS SUNDAY 12.00, 17.15 Max and his bird live in a world both tender, and heart-breaking. A world fi lled with strange sounds, echoes of the past, and perhaps an idea of the future? Comic, absurd, surreal, Anyday explores the archaeology of loneliness with light, darkness and ultimately joy. Set to an original score by Matt Huxley, Anyday is a charming tale that transmutes the clangs and boings of unbearable hope to make our spirits soar.
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
HANDMADE THEATRE FRIDAY 15.00, 18.00 SB P SAT 10.00, 14.00, 18.00 SUN 10.00, 14.00 Come and be intrepid travellers on this interactive expedition of discovery. Are We Nearly There Yet? is a new theatre production for children and families. Featuring the company’s signature mix of interactive songs, puppets and stories from around the world.
CIRCUS SKILLS
CIRCUS HUB NOTTINGHAM EVERYDAY UNTIL 19.00 P Learn all the skills and trickery you’d need to run away with the circus. From acrobatics and juggling to ribbon sticks, you’ll be fl ying through the air with the greatest of ease in no time.
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BEGINNER’S LUCK
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P SS Dreamt up and brought to life by the Wild Rumpus artistic team, expect to become a human meeple in a giant game of Ludo, crush your opponent in our enormous, ridiculous game of Guess Who, and wrestle our gigantic tiddlywinks into submission. The game, as they say, is afoot!
FLATFOOTING
FRIDAY 18.00 SATURDAY 16.00 P Flat footing is a style of improvised percussive dance from the Appalachian mountains in the South Eastern United State. Geta-steppin’!
HAIR IN A HANDCART
P Visit our curious, pop-up stylists for a sylvan transformation. Expect to emerge with hair entwined with twigs and pinecones, truly at one with the forest. Like you’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards? But in the best possible way…
PROP FACE
P Get a photo opportunity with a difference! Go incognito behind a faceful of mad and marvellous props, our Prop-face cart is loaded with an eccentric collection to choose from, with unglamorous assistants on hand to help.
BOLLYWOOD DANCING
SUNDAY 14.00 P Get ready to feel the heat and move your feet to the Bollywood Beat! Learn the very best Bollywood moves with Sohan Kailey from Aashiyana Arts. BHANGRA TOTS SUNDAY 10.00 P Join Sohan in this session for little ones and their grown-ups.
MAYPOLE DANCING
FRIDAY 16.00 SAT & SUN 11.00, 15.00 P Take a ribbon and create some beautiful patterns around the maypole.
DANCE WORKSHOP
FRIDAY 17.00 SAT & SUN 12.00 P Lunge, twist and dip in Rachael Greenhouse’s dance workshops. Try the Charleston on Friday and Sunday, and then bump and grind on Saturday with her hip-hop session.
MANUSHI DANCE
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DOWN TO EARTH
BAMBOOZLE THEATRE SATURDAY 11.45, 14.45 SS P Using Bamboozle’s own immersive style, Down to Earth is inspired by the Land Army girls of World War II, where children and young people can experience a closeness with nature. Participants will be welcomed individually, and experiences might include the feel of a vegetable patch, dancing in their chairs with the Land Girls and meeting a mischievous mole who causes mayhem! They will be transported to a magical forest where wildlife rushes through the trees. Down to Earth is a show designed for festival-goers with particular needs - but their show is still open to all. Each moment will be tailored to each young person’s needs by a team of Bamboozle performers who are hugely experienced in adapting to, and interacting with participants who have a variety of complex and differing needs, along with families and carers.
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BUBBLE HOUR
FRIDAY 15.00 SAT & SUN 09.00, 13.00 P Who doesn’t love bubbles? With thanks to Fairyglass.
HORSE LOGGING DEMONSTRATION
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P Come and see what modernday horse logging looks like. Watch how manoeuvrable they are and maybe book a session to try your hand at the obstacle course.
ARCHERY
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P With thanks to Young Pathfinders, you’ll be able to launch arrows through the air and see if you can get the bullseye.
FOREST SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
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The Forest School Association is the professional body and UK wide voice for Forest School, promoting best practice, cohesion and quality Forest School for all.
INTO THE WOODS
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY P SB All ages are welcome to come ‘Into the Woods’ for pop-up Forest School sessions involving hands on activities such as woodland crafts, fire, story telling, and discovering the wonders of nature. Creative sessions for families and training for adults will be run throughout the festival by a variety of local and national Forest School leaders and inspirers, including local school Root & Branch. See blackboard at the entrance of the ‘Into the Woods’ area for details and times of sessions.
POETREE
SUNDAY 10.30 - 12.00 P SB Create poetry and diary entries inspired by the vocabulary of roots, branches, leaves and the wildlife that we discover. At the end of the session, take part in a performance of the woodland language that has been gathered. All resources provided, just bring yourself! See blackboard at the entrance of the ‘Into the Woods’ area for details and times of sessions.
WOODLAND TRUST
EVERYDAY, THROUGH THE DAY SB Join Sarah Shorley from Woodland Trust and Lauren Kinnersley - Lauren will be telling Tree Tales, and running workshops to create felted woodland animals in support of the Charter for Trees, Woods and People (The Tree Charter). Find out more about the Tree Charter’s vision for a future where people and trees are stronger together and add your name in support. ·49·
Reabrook is a large-scale local employer and manufacturer, committed to best ethical and environmental practice. The company has supported the planting of 42,000 trees in the National Forest over the last seven years, making a major positive contribution to the recent transformation of the local landscape and to the development of the destination for local people and visitors alike. The scale of planting that Reabrook has supported, and time contributed in planting
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trees, wildflowers and other activities, has enabled Feanedock, the 70 acre festival site on the Leicestershire and Derbyshire border between Ashby and Burton, to become a beautiful area, taking in rolling parkland, established woodlands and swathes of brand new trees. It showcases the transformation of a previously industrial landscape and tells the story of the National Forest in all its glory. — reabrook.co.uk
FOOD & DRINK We've got the most delicious selection of street food for you to choose from. From hot dogs to toasties, wood fired pizza and roast chicken, ice cream galore. We have a full range of vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. You'll find drinks and snacks all round site. Head to The Common for most of the main meal stalls, and to Cosy Rosie's cafe at As the Crow Flies if you're at the top end of site.
BARS
TOLLGATE BREWERY — The Common DEPTARTMENT OF LIQUOR & SOCIAL AFFAIRS — Between the Eyrie Stage and Field Notes. WILD RUMPUS WOODLAND BAR — In As The Crow Flies.
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OAKMOBILE FOREST OF DREAMS FORAGING FOR MODERN HUMANS
THE COMMON
OUTDOOR SURVIVA COOKING TEA CLUB
THOM ASHWORTH
THE EYRIE STAGE
CONCORDIA CHOIR BARON IN THE TREES
THE CANOPY HALCYON DAYS
CHARCOAL SESSIONS
CIRCUS SKILLS MAYPOLE DANCING
BUBBLE HOUR
DANCE WORKSHOP
ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?
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ARE WE THERE
CARDBOARDIA IAN DOUGLAS’ CAMPFIRE STORIES
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WOODLAND CHORUS
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UKULELE CHORUS BEE FARMER
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SWEEP OF SWALLOWS TREE ID
DAUDI MATSIKO
ELEMENTAL
LUKE TURNER
MET OFFICE PRINTMAKING
MET PRI
MINDFUL DRAWING WORKSHOP
SHIVELIGHT
THINK LIKE A TREE
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COOKING WILD PLANTS
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CHOCOLATE TEMPERING
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TEA CLUB ELIZABETH ALKER DJ SET
GRESLEY BRASS BAND
THE EYRIE STAGE
SOPHIA THAKUR
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THE CANOPY HALCYON DAYS
CIRCUS SKILLS BUBBLE HOUR
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DANCE WORKSHOP
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DOWN TO EARTH
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POETRY IN THE WOODS
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JO FOAT LUMBERJILLS
JESSICA J.LEE
MET OFFICE PRINTMAKING
ROOTS COMMUNITY CHOIR
MET OFFICE PRINTMAKING
HAIKU GUIDED WALK
SHIVELIGHT
YOGA
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UNDER BOOK
LAUGHTER YOGA
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MINDFUL WORKS
TAI CHI
FOREST BATHING WELEDA TREATMENTS & NICE CREAM VAN EARTH - NITA RAO
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EMILY LEVY
MATTHEW BOURNE
CHARCOAL SESSIONS
HANNAH PEEL WILL BURNS
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CAMPFIRE BANDS & STORYTELLING
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NICK ASLAM
MAHSUDA SNAITH
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MET OFFICE PRINTMAKING
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STUA MACO
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TEA CLUB EARLY RISERS DJ SET
THE EYRIE STAGE
THE COAL TITS
SCREECHING BLUEJAYS
ROOTS CHOIR BARON IN THE TREES
THE CANOPY HALCYON DAYS
CIRCUS SKILLS BUBBLE HOUR
BHANGRA TOTS
DANCE WORKSHOP
MAYPOLE
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BOLLYWOOD DANCING
MAYP DANC
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AS THE CROW FLIES
POETRY IN THE WOODS
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FOREST FOLK STORIES
UKULELE CHORUS
NATURE SOUNDSCAPES
TREE ID
IAN DOUGLA CAMPFIRE STO
BEE FARMER WILDLIFE TRACKING
MEASURING MONITORING
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RUNNING WITH TREES
SWEEP OF SWALLOWS
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YOGA
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LAUGHING YOGA
AYURVEDA
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POETRY IN THE WOODS
WOODLAND CHORUS
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BEE FARMER WILDLIFE TRACKING
MEASURING MONITORING
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NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM
TAR FROM IVY
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MET OFFICE PRINTMAKING
NICAL SHOP
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INFO TIMINGS
Timber will open for campers to arrive and pitch up from 10.00 on Friday 5th July. Programming will begin from 14.00. The programming will finish late on Sunday evening and campers are welcome to stay on site until 11.00 on Monday 8th July when we ask that you are all packed up and ready to hit the road. For day ticket holders access will be from 14.00 on Friday and 09.00 on Saturday & Sunday and you can stay until late (day ticket holders will not have access to the camping areas and may not stay over on site).
CAMPING
Camping is not in allocated pitches so if you wish to camp with friends we suggest you arrive early and choose a spot away from the car park where there will be space to save room for friends and family arriving later. Nobody is permitted to sleep in the car park, in a tent, car, campervan or caravan. Campervans and caravans will only be granted entry to the live-in vehicle area with a pre-booked campervan/caravan ticket. Each live-in vehicle can have one tent to camp alongside it. The campsite ¡58¡
is a short walk from the car park and from the main festival site. Boutique camping in a range of bell tents, yurts, tipis, pods and domes can be booked via our boutique camping page here. Boutique campers must also book relevant weekend camping tickets visit our website timberfestival. org.uk for more details. Trolleys will be available to hire to move your camping gear if required.
TRAVEL
With sustainability at the heart of Timber, we ask you all to consider the environment and the effect your travel has on it. BY FOOT Feanedock is located just off Rawdon Road (B586) to the north of Moira. Follow signs for the festival entrance. BY BIKE There will be secure bike storage provided. We teamed up with Red Fox Cycling to give audience a chance to cycle to Timber 2019 from either Leicester or Birmingham BY RAIL/BUS The nearest train station is Burton upon Trent. For train times and fares contact National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or online. Midland Classic is operating a bus service between Burton railway station, the Timber festival site at Rawdon Road and Coalville on 5/6/7/8 July 2019. Bus tickets will be available on the day subject to capacity on the
vehicles - visit our website to download a PDF of the bus route. BY CAR Please try to keep the number of vehicles you bring to Timber to a minimum and help reduce the impact of the festival on the environment and local communities. The festival is easily accessible from the M1, M42/A42, A50, A511 and the A38. Route planning information can be found at The AA, RAC, Google Maps and Streetmap. Once you arrive at the festival, please follow signs and our stewards will direct you to a car parking space. PLEASE NOTE If you are coming by car, you’ll need to buy a car park pass along with your festival tickets. If you require a disabled parking place, please let us know in advance. CAR SHARE We have teamed up with GoCarShare to encourage as many of you as possible to share car journeys by offering lifts.
LOVE FEANEDOCK
Feanedock is a wonderful woodland, and we have chosen it as our festival home because it sits in the heart of the National Forest and helps tell the story of this bold environmental project. Feanedock is what the festival is all about, so we ask that you explore and revel in this beautiful landscape but also respect it, try not to disturb local wildlife
and help us to keep it clean and tidy, use the correct recycling facilities and leave no trace.
COOKING & FIRES
We love campfires, however we need to restrict them to the main campfire circle. There are no fires allowed anywhere else on site, the same rules apply in the camping areas. Any bbq or cooking equipment must be raised off the floor by at least 15cm (6inch) to prevent fires and damage to the grass.If you wish to use your cooker, please do so outside the tent and some distance away from other tents. Also, for safety reasons, please don’t use candles or lanterns containing candles in the camping areas. Chinese lanterns are also banned. Please be sensible and help us to keep the festival and surrounding countryside safe.
TOILETS & SHOWERS
There are toilets situated around the site and they are marked on the map. Your camping area may not be right next door to the loo, but should be no more than a five minute walk. There also compost loos available across site too. There are free showers with hot water in the campsite. There is a sink area for pot washing near the showers as well as sinks for teeth brushing and washing.
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INFO FOOD & DRINK
You are very welcome to bring your own food and drink into the campsite. Do not, however, bring any glass with you. Leave all glass at home, decant it into plastic bottles or pots. You can bring your own alcohol to consume in the camping areas but it is strictly prohibited to bring alcohol into the main festival site. There are licensed bars onsite.
WELFARE
We have first aid provision on site day and night. If you require first aid, please make your way to the first aid point at the information tent. In an emergency, please alert one of the festival stewards who will radio for a medic to attend. Please do not call 999 as our medics will respond quicker. Water is available from stand pipes around the site – this is drinking water but please don’t drink directly from the taps, please bring a water bottle with you.
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FAMILIES
You will find a wealth of programming for families at Timber For those with babies and toddlers, in the main festival site there is a nappy-changing tent with free biodegradeable nappies. First aid and lost child facilities are available close to the information tent on site.
LOST CHILDREN
Grown-ups please ensure you have written your mobile phone number on your child’s wristband. there is good mobile phone coverage on site and we will call you if you get separated. Please note that children remain the responsibility of parents or carers at all times.
FEEDBACK
Since starting Timber we’ve learnt a lot about the site and what works and what doesn’t. We value your feedback and would be grateful if you could fill in our post event survey which will be emailed out after the event to all ticket holders.
LOST PROPERTY
Any lost property will be handed into the information tent. Please report anything missing there and go there to check and see if items have been handed in. Post festival you can email us about any missing items at hello@timberfestival. org.uk making sure the subject line reads LOST PROPERTY. The festival takes no responsibility for loss or damage to property incurred at the festival.
WORKSHOPS
Most activities do not need to be booked. Just turn up at the start or drop in, depending on what it is. If the session is already full, you might be asked to come back later. A few workshops do need to be booked. This is specified in the programme.
ITEMS NOT TO BRING WITH YOU
Animals. Glass. Fireworks. Sound systems. Candles.
CASHPOINTS
PHONE-CHARGING
A phone charging service is available at the Information Tent at the main entrance. Please bring your own charger. We ask for a small donation for this service.
SECURITY
The safety of our festival goers is always our top priority. We are working together with our security company and the authorities to put in place all necessary measures. Please don’t leave valuables in your tent.
ACCESSIBILITY
Timber is an outdoor camping festival, and for many people information about disability access will be at the centre of planning their journey and time here. If you have specific questions, please do get in touch with Callum at callum.hogg@ wildrumpus.org.uk. Any queries, get in touch and talk to us about your concerns, your ideas and what you need in place. It’s your experience, and we want you to have the best one possible.
We have ATMs on site so there should be no need to carry large amounts of cash around the festival site, there will be a small charge for using them.
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SUSTAINABILITY Timber is underpinned by an ambition to share our love of forests, to celebrate the transformative impact of the National Forest and its rich and diverse heritage and to provoke thoughts, discussion and inspiration about what it means to live sustainably. We hope our audiences join us for an incredibly playful and creative weekend whilst also helping us to manage and mitigate the impact of the festival on the environment. Once again, we’ll measure things and not just because we’re data geeks but so that it gives us a really sound understanding of the impacts we’re having so that we can see where best to focus our efforts in future years.
SUSTAINABILITY @ TIMBER FESTIVAL
We’ll be measuring: Fuel Consumption on site • Water Consumption on site • Waste water produced • Recycling rates • Waste to landfill • Carbon emissions created by travel to the event from our audience, performers, staff and volunteers • Wherever possible we’ll procure goods and services locally.
ENERGY
We will monitor fuel consumption, aim to source and use a green tariff electricity supplier, use hybrid generators where appropriate. We will use energy efficient light bulbs and turn things off.
FOOD & WATER
Increase tap (instead of bottled) water usage through provision of sufficient standpipes. Check on provenance of food ensuring it’s local, organic, fair trade and free range where possible.
LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS
We’ll undertake surveys of local wildlife habitats and ecosystems.
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TRANSPORT
For official travel we’ll walk, bike, carpool or take public transport where possible • Utilise and promote car share schemes • Offer secure bike parking • Communicate the public transport options • Work in partnership with a cycling scheme and a bus company to promote sustainable travel options.
TOILETS & WELFARE
As well as using a local contractor we’ll aim to have a mixture of compost loos and water efficient portable toilets.
WASTE
We’ll use durable and reusable materials for the build of the event, the signage and stages • We’ll run a reusable cup scheme at our bars • Set-up robust recycling procedures • Ban excessive packaging, plastic straws, plastic bottles, plastic bags, disposable giveaways and uncompostable serveware • Use tin plates in our crew catering area • Crush waste so that more can be transported in one go rather than adding to skip transportation.
COMMUNICATIONS & MERCHANDISE
Reduce printed material by using digital communications wherever possible. Use of Forest Stewardship Certification (FSC) paper, organic fair trade cotton and a mix of mineral and vegetable dyes for printed materials and merchandise.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We’ll work with the local community to leave a legacy for them to enjoy • We’ll set up a tip top volunteer scheme • Work with local artists, performers and groups to make sure our International Forest Festival has a very local flavour • Establish partnerships with HE establishments to ensure we’re at the forefront of new research and innovation. We will rigorously evaluate where we get to in our third year, keep you up to date with how we get on and let you know how we intend to address any problems we’re faced with.
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THE NATIONAL FOREST You can be part of creating this forest for the nation. Whether you want to celebrate a happy event or remember a loved one, or simply do your bit for the planet, we can help you. DEDICATE A TREE Choose your tree species and we’ll find a home for your young sapling in the National Forest. PLANT A TREE Join us at one of our tree planting events and personally plant your tree in the National Forest. In either case, you will have a beautiful certificate to record your planting, to give as a gift or to keep for yourself. Find our tree planting packages online at nationalforest.org ·64·
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOREST COMPANY Since 1995, the National Forest Company (NFC) has led the creation of the National Forest, working with a range of partners including landowners, farmers, charities, local authorities, businesses, community groups and individuals. Without the support and enthusiasm of this network of people the Forest would never have taken root. The work of creating the Forest is supported by government, with the NFC being an armslength body of DEFRA as well as a charity. To find out more and support our work, please visit nationalforest.org
WILD RUMPUS CIC JUST SO FESTIVAL 16-18 AUGUST 2019 An annual weekend-long camping festival for children and their families. Just So provides a magical experience where art, music and literature are embedded and entwined in a beautiful and wondrous landscape. A family weekend adventure beyond your wildest dreams - justsofestival.org.uk Keep up to date with all of Wild Rumpus other events from theatrical adventures, oneoff cultural and intimate experiences over at wildrumpus.org.uk.
ABOUT WILD RUMPUS CIC Wild Rumpus build breathtaking worlds, immersing families in incredible stories and moments of wonder. We deliver ground breaking arts events outdoors for families, which aim to inspire curiosity and leave a legacy of positive social, economic and cultural impact. We believe all families deserve access to the highest quality arts and so we invest in artists making work, and try to break down barriers for families who find it more difficult to participate. We also believe we have a responsibility to produce environmentally sustainable events which encourage a legacy of sustainable living.
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THANK YOU,THANK YOU Timber Festival has come together as the collaborative and shared effort of a wide variety of people and organisations. All of us at Wild Rumpus and the National Forest Company would like to share with you our thanks to the following people and groups for bringing their passions and enthusiasm to the party to help get this festival off the ground. One of the most rewarding elements of organising Timber has been the shared love for the idea of the festival, and the inspiration of the National Forest itself, that this wider festival community has brought to it. Thank you to all the performers, artists, speakers and workshop leaders for sharing our vision to celebrate the transformative impact of trees on our lives we hope you in turn have been inspired. A big thank you to each of the contractors, vendors and crew including, Catered By Justin, David Agnew, Steven Mewis Security, Geoff Bird, H2O, Peak Tipis, Posh Frocks & Wellies, Stage Management Company, UK Loos, Compoost Solutions and Wicked Events.
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Thanks to all of our supporters and funders who have shown their faith for the project in the financial and in kind support they have offered. We were thrilled to be winner of Best New Festival in 2018 – here’s to another year of awards! Thanks to the wider festival, arts and woodland communities who have helped to promote the event and offered encouragement along the way. And the biggest thank you of all to our Volunteer team who have worked tirelessly all week with smiles on their faces to keep the whole event on track, we really couldn’t have done it without them. _
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